Azo initiators for the preparation of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes

Azo compounds such as di(4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2′-azobisisobutyrate, di(3-hydroxybutyl)-2,2′-azobisisobutyrate, di(2-hydroxypropyl)-2,2′-azobisisobutyrate, and di(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2′-azobisisobutyrate were prepared and used as initiators for the preparation of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes (HTPBs) of molecular weight (M?_n) ranging from 2000 to 7500 and functionality between 1.90 and 3.0. The polymers were prepared by free-radical solution polymerization in dioxane and toluene. The polymers obtained were characterized for their molecular weight, hydroxyl number, functionality, and instrinsic viscosity.     

Error analysis of surface area determinations by the chromatographic technique

The systematic and random errors in the determination of the surface area of adsorbents and catalysts by argon thermodesorption chromatography are analyzed.

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Evaluation of ion chromatography for determination of selected ions in geothermal well water

Ion chromatography is evaluated as a technique for the separation and determination of selected anions (fluoride, chloride, bromide, and sulfate) and cations (lithium. sodium, potassium and ammonium) in geothermal well water samples. The results achieved are compared with those obtained by other methods of analysis in a round-robin test.     

IR spectra of selenophenopyrylium salts

On the basis of the IR spectra of 16 alkyl-substituted selenopheno[2,3-c]- and selenopheno-[3,2-c]pyrylium salts and a model calculation of the frequencies and the forms of their normal vibrations, an assignment of the frequencies of the skeletal vibrations of the heterocycles is put forward.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1495–1497, November, 1973.     

Fluorosulfonyl-containing heterocyclic compounds

Hexafluoroisobutenylidene sulfate is a sulfotrioxidizing agent with respect to various olefins; methylenemethionic acid is formed in the case of ethylene, while the corresponding-sulfones are formed in the case of tetrafluoroethylene and vinylidene fluoride. 2,2-Difluoro-2-hydroxy-ethanesulfonic acid sultone is characterized by a capacity for anionotropic transformations; a number of sulfoacetic acid derivatives were obtained on the basis of this sultone.See [1] for communication III.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 178–182, February, 1973.